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The Speaker announced that there were 99 members present and OFFICIAL JOURNAL a quorum. OF THE Prayer HOUSE OF Prayer was offered by Dr. Ken Ward, Ethicist and Coordinator of Chaplain Services. REPRESENTATIVES Pledge of Allegiance OF THE Rep. Thibaut led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance STATE OF LOUISIANA to the Flag of the United States of America. Reading of the Journal NINTH DAY'S PROCEEDINGS On motion of Rep. Hill, the reading of the Journal was dispensed with. Fortieth Regular Session of the Legislature On motion of Rep. Hill, the Journal of March 20, 2014, was Under the Adoption of the adopted. Constitution of 1974 Petitions, Memorials, and Communications House of Representatives The following petitions, memorials, and communications were State Capitol received and read: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Message from the Senate Monday, March 24, 2014 SENATE BILLS The House of Representatives was called to order at 3:00 P.M., by the Honorable Chuck Kleckley, Speaker of the House of March 24, 2014 Representatives. To the Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Morning Hour Representatives: ROLL CALL I am directed to inform your honorable body that the Senate has The roll being called, the following members answered to their finally passed the following Senate Bills: names: Senate Bill Nos. 20, 24, 25, and 189 PRESENT Respectfully submitted, Mr. Speaker Gisclair Miller GLENN A. KOEPP Adams Greene Montoucet Secretary of the Senate Anders Guillory Moreno Armes Guinn Morris, Jay Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions Arnold Harris Norton on First Reading Badon Harrison Ortego Barras Havard Pearson The following Senate Bills and Joint Resolutions on first reading Barrow Hazel Pierre were taken up, read, and placed upon the calendar for their second Berthelot Henry Ponti reading: Billiot Hensgens Pope SENATE BILL NO. 20— Bishop, S. Hill Price BY SENATOR GUILLORY Bishop, W. Hodges Pugh AN ACT Broadwater Hoffmann Pylant To amend and reenact R.S. 11:701(10), (11), (12), (24), and Brown Hollis Reynolds (33)(a)(i), (ii)(aa), and (xiii) and (b)(i), 702(A) and (B), Burford Honore Richard 723(A)(1), 781(B), 784(A), (C)(2), and (F), 784.1(A), (B), (C), Burns, H. Howard Ritchie and (D), 785.1(A) and (C), 792(A), (B), (C), and (D), and 826, Burns, T. Hunter Robideaux to enact R.S. 11:701(14.1), (22.1), and (33)(a)(xiv) and 781(C), Burrell Huval Schexnayder and to repeal R.S. 11:723(B), relative to the Teachers' Carmody Ivey Schroder Retirement System of Louisiana; to provide with respect to the Carter Jackson Seabaugh tax qualification of the system; to make changes to the plan's Champagne James Shadoin provisions in conformity with federal requirements; to provide Chaney Jefferson Simon for an effective date; and to provide for related matters. Connick Johnson Smith Cromer Jones St. Germain Read by title. Danahay Lambert Stokes Dixon Landry, N. Talbot SENATE BILL NO. 24— Dove Landry, T. Thibaut BY SENATOR GUILLORY Fannin LeBas Thierry AN ACT Foil Leger Whitney To amend and reenact R.S. 11:2173(A)(1) and (6), relative to the Franklin Leopold Williams, A. Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund; to provide relative to Gaines Lopinto Williams, P. membership of the board of trustees; to specify terms of office Garofalo Lorusso Willmott and designations; to provide for an effective date; and to provide Geymann Mack Woodruff for related matters. Total - 99 Read by title. 233 Page 2 HOUSE 9th Day's Proceedings - March 24, 2014 SENATE BILL NO. 25— On motion of Rep. Jackson, and under a suspension of the rules, BY SENATOR GUILLORY the resolution was adopted. AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S. 11:1142, 1147(C)(2)(a)(ii), 1151(F)(1), Ordered to the Senate. 1151.1(A) and (C)(1), and 1206, to enact R.S. 11:1132.1, and to repeal R.S. 11:162(D), 1002(11), and 1144(A)(2), relative to the HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 32— administration of the Louisiana School Employees' Retirement BY REPRESENTATIVE MORENO System; to provide for recovery of overpayments; to provide for A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION disability and survivor benefits for certain members; to provide To commend Susan G. Komen for the Cure and its Louisiana for technical corrections; to provide for an effective date; and to affiliates for improving the quality of life in local communities provide for related matters. through the delivery of breast cancer education, screening, treatment, and research, and to recognize Tuesday, April 29, Read by title. 2014, as Komen for the Cure Day at the Legislature of SENATE BILL NO. 189— Louisiana. BY SENATOR MORRISH AN ACT Read by title. To amend and reenact R.S. 48:1815(A) and R.S. 56:1948.5(47) and to enact R.S. 56:1948.5(65), relative to Louisiana Byways On motion of Rep. Moreno, and under a suspension of the rules, designation; to revise certain highway, route, and byway district the resolution was adopted. designations; to provide for the route designation of the Flyway Byway in Jefferson Davis Parish; to provide for an effective Ordered to the Senate. date; and to provide for related matters. Introduction of House Bills Read by title. and Joint Resolutions Suspension of the Rules The following named members introduced the following House Bills and Joint Resolutions, which were read the first time by their On motion of Rep. Schexnayder, the rules were suspended in titles and placed upon the calendar for their second reading: order to take up and consider Introduction of Resolutions, House and House Concurrent at this time. HOUSE BILL NO. 80— BY REPRESENTATIVE MILLER AN ACT Introduction of Resolutions, To enact R.S. 11:267.1 and to repeal R.S. 11:263(D)(1) and (2), House and House Concurrent relative to investments of certain public retirement systems, plans, and funds; to provide relative to restrictions on The following members introduced the following entitled House investment of assets; to provide for definitions; to provide and House Concurrent Resolutions, which were read the first time by relative to asset allocations for certain public retirement their titles and placed upon the calendar for their second reading: systems, plans, and funds; to provide for a transition period; to HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 39— provide relative to ethical guidelines for certain investments; BY REPRESENTATIVE SCHEXNAYDER and to provide for related matters. A RESOLUTION To commend the Riverside Academy High School boys' basketball Read by title. team upon winning their second consecutive Class 2A state championship and to congratulate the Riverside Academy HOUSE BILL NO. 583— BY REPRESENTATIVE MACK Runnin' Rebels on an outstanding 2013-2014 season. AN ACT To enact R.S. 47:1923(D)(3), relative to the Livingston Parish Read by title. assessor; to require the payment of certain group insurance On motion of Rep. Schexnayder, and under a suspension of the premiums for retirees of the assessor's office; to establish retiree rules, the resolution was adopted. eligibility criteria; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 40— Read by title. BY REPRESENTATIVE KATRINA JACKSON A RESOLUTION HOUSE BILL NO. 792— To commend Stedman Graham on his many contributions to society BY REPRESENTATIVE REYNOLDS and to welcome him to Louisiana. AN ACT To enact R.S. 47:1925.11, relative to assessment districts; to provide Read by title. relative to the office of assessor in the Webster Parish Assessment District; to authorize the assessor in such district to On motion of Rep. Jackson, and under a suspension of the rules, receive an automobile expense allowance; to provide for certain the resolution was adopted. requirements; and to provide for related matters. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 31— Read by title. BY REPRESENTATIVE KATRINA JACKSON A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION HOUSE BILL NO. 981— To recognize the life of Nelson Mandela, former President of South BY REPRESENTATIVE GAINES Africa, civil rights leader, teacher, freedom fighter, father of his AN ACT nation, and inspiration to the global community, by expressing To enact R.S. 47:337.10.1, relative to the parish of St. John the support for the Nelson Mandela Scholars Program at Southern Baptist; to provide relative to political subdivisions within the University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in Baton parish; to provide relative to the sales and use taxes levied by Rouge, Louisiana. the political subdivisions; to authorize the governing authority of the parish and of any such political subdivision to establish Read by title. sales tax holidays; to authorize the governing authorities to 234 Page 3 HOUSE 9th Day's Proceedings - March 24, 2014 exempt purchases of tangible personal property from sales and HOUSE BILL NO. 1049— use taxes during any such holiday; to provide limitations; and to BY REPRESENTATIVE ARMES provide for related matters. AN ACT To enact R.S. 42:860, relative to the state group benefits program; to Read by title. require that coverage for treatment for morbid obesity be offered; to provide for certain requirements; and to provide for HOUSE BILL NO. 1044— related matters. BY REPRESENTATIVE STUART BISHOP AN ACT Read by title. To enact R.S. 56:317, relative to fishing; to establish the Louisiana Catch and Cook Program within the Department of Wildlife and HOUSE BILL NO. 1050— Fisheries; to allow restaurants to prepare certain recreational BY REPRESENTATIVE CHANEY fish; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a AN ACT participation permit; to provide violations; and to provide for To amend and reenact R.S. 47:1707, relative to ad valorem property related matters. tax exemptions; to provide relative to the ad valorem property tax exemption for certain agricultural machinery and other Read by title.